THIS is the first picture of Nissan’s new Qashqai, the car that started the whole current crossover trend, which arrives in showrooms next year.

Longer, lower and wider than the current model, the Sunderland-built Qashqai will boast a sharp new look and some great new technology including Nissan’s Around View Monitor and Moving Object Detection - as seen on the latest Note supermini.

Even better is that the new Qashqai will be capable of 74.3mpg average fuel economy and just 99g/km emissions, staggeringly low for a family car this size.

The Sunderland-built Qashqai will boast a sharp new look and some great new technology [PA]

Prices and spec levels won’t be confirmed until closer to the February on-sale date, but expect the new Qashqai to start from around £17,000.